Architecture in Texas

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.

A historic, century-old house plopped along the perimeter of Houston's ballpark.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.